The driver of the van that got involved in a fatal accident along the North Luzon Expressway has been charged with reckless imprudence resulting in multiple homicide.
The driver, who was identified as 28-year-old John Leo Jaylo, was charged before the Pampanga Provincial Prosecutor’s Office on Sunday.
According to previous reports, at least five people were killed while 10 others sustained serious injuries after a van carrying mostly overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) flipped over while plying on the northbound viaduct of the NLEX in Apalit, Pampanga around noon Saturday, March 23.
Authorities said that the driver lost control of the vehicle when one of its tires blew up causing it to crash into a six-wheeler truck.
When the van flipped over because of the crash, nine of them were thrown out of the vehicle and plunged into a residential area in Barangay Tabuyuc in Apalit town.
Meanwhile, five of them, who were identified as Genelyn Sibunga, Angelie Pacheco, Angelita Paltao, Leah Pellerin and Mila Flores, died on the spot.
The other injured passengers were taken to different hospitals in Pampanga.
In a report, Apalit Police Lt. Col. Elmer Decena said 15 people were on board the van at the time of the incident.
Thirteen of the passengers were OFWs who were about to catch their flights at the Clark International Airport bound for the Middle East.
Initial investigation showed that most of the passengers were asleep while traveling to the airport.
